Andros Townsend Run Over by Pitch Roller Before PT Prachuap Game, Later Comes on as Substitute
Tragic accident during warm-up: Former England international Andros Townsend suffered a bizarre accident before a Thai League One match. He was hit by a pitch roller during warm-ups. The vehicle passed over his legs and hip, but he was not seriously injured. Townsend later came on as a substitute in the match.
England national football player, Andros Townsend, was involved in a very strange accident prior to a Thai League One game. Townsend, who plays for PT Prachuap, got into the way of a pitch roller during the warm-up. Video footage of the accident has been posted online. Townsend was warming up for Saturday night’s match against Pattani when he jumped while performing an aerial backheel and landed in the way of the pitch roller. It has been claimed that the driver of the machine was looking away from the scene at the time.
Andros Townsend just got ran over by a pitch roller in the Thailand league… pic.twitter.com/TZgRGt9rWy — The 44 ⚽️ (@The_Forty_Four) September 19, 2026